NOSTRADAMUS


Meaning of NOSTRADAMUS in English

n.

orig. Michel de Notredame

born Dec. 14, 1503, Saint-Rémy, France

died July 2, 1566, Salon

French astrologer and physician known for his prophecies.

He practiced medicine in southern France from 1529 and gained a reputation for his innovative treatment of plague victims in 1546–47. He began making prophecies in 1547, and in 1555 they were published in a book titled Centuries . He wrote them in rhymed quatrains, using a cryptic style that mingled French, Latin, Spanish, and Hebrew. Catherine de Médicis invited him to her court as an astrologer, and in 1560 he was appointed physician to Charles IX . His prophecies are still widely read; readers have discovered apparent predictions of such world events as the French Revolution and World War I.

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